| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF0 |
| -- Length |
1.85 |
| -- Width |
30 |
| State |
INDIANA |
| County/Area |
CLARK |
| WFO |
LMK |
| Begin Date |
01/17/2012 11:06:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
W |
| Begin Location |
JEFFERSONVILLE ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
38.33/-85.76 |
| End Date |
01/17/2012 11:07:00 EST-5 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
ENE |
| End Location |
JEFFERSONVILLE ARPT |
| End Lat/Lon |
38.34/-85.72 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
20.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Deep low pressure moved across the southern Great Lakes the morning of January 17. A cold front associated with this storm swept southeast of the Ohio River during the early afternoon hours. Fueled by unseasonably warm and moist air, a squall line developed across southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois during the early morning and moved across all of southern Indiana during the late morning hours. Embedded within this line were several bowing segments and mesovorticies. Scattered wind damage and several brief tornadoes were reported. The nine tornadoes surveyed across both southern Indiana and central Kentucky made this date the most prolific regional January outbreak recorded. |
| Event Narrative |
An EF-0 tornado touched down at the Wal-Mart parking lot on the northwest corner of the Veteran's Parkway near Interstate 65. After overturning a vehicle on I-65, the twister skipped an area before entering a subdivision east of the Interstate Highway. Damage occurred along Belmar and Meadows Drive as well as the intersection of Kingsfield Street and Crown Court. Several fences were knocked down. After removing the roof of a barn near Armstrong Road, the tornado lifted. Maximum winds were estimated at 75 mph. |
